Luna 9
LocationMoon surface
Year1966
SizeSpherical capsule
TypeLunar lander
About Luna 9
The first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon. Touched down in Oceanus Procellarum on February 3, 1966. Sent back the first photographs from the lunar surface. Proved the ground could support a lander without sinking into dust. Operated for about three days.
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